Stumped on Multi Spark Gap
Nyx, Sun Mar 18 2007, 12:18AMHello im working on the final part of my TC and thats the spark gap. I want a multi spark gap quenched by a fan thats easy to make and I have some copper electrodes to use. Any suggestions on what kind of spark gap i can make, and whats the max spark distance that i require for 9kV 30mA line transformer? Thanks!
Re: Stumped on Multi Spark Gap
Dr. Drone, Sun Mar 18 2007, 06:57AM
Dr. Drone, Sun Mar 18 2007, 06:57AM
Re: Stumped on Multi Spark Gap
Nyx, Sun Mar 18 2007, 11:52AM
Thanks for your reply! I followed ur spark gap but the electrodes were laid out flat instead of in a circle. I switched on the power to the primary circuit without primary coil and got some sparks in the spark gap. Then i connected my coil and i see some wires catching fire, the pri coil arcing with secondary coil. Then i increased the number of electrodes in my spark gap. After some tries the spark gap stopped having arcs. i tried with just 2 and there were no arcs, just a little flame in one of my wire connections with my transformer almost at almost full power.
Did i fry my transformer? My transformer have a safety gap on its output that sparks sometimes. Or did i burn my capacitor? Im using 15 1kV caps in series (2 strings to get my required capacitance) but im not sure how to test them.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Nyx, Sun Mar 18 2007, 11:52AM
Thanks for your reply! I followed ur spark gap but the electrodes were laid out flat instead of in a circle. I switched on the power to the primary circuit without primary coil and got some sparks in the spark gap. Then i connected my coil and i see some wires catching fire, the pri coil arcing with secondary coil. Then i increased the number of electrodes in my spark gap. After some tries the spark gap stopped having arcs. i tried with just 2 and there were no arcs, just a little flame in one of my wire connections with my transformer almost at almost full power.
Did i fry my transformer? My transformer have a safety gap on its output that sparks sometimes. Or did i burn my capacitor? Im using 15 1kV caps in series (2 strings to get my required capacitance) but im not sure how to test them.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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